The Holocaust — Quiz Answers

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The Nazis’ Final Solution included a plan to

A
occupy the British Isles.
B
eliminate hunger in Europe.
C
kill all Jewish people in Europe.
D
defeat the United States.
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After the Nazis conquered territory in Europe, they forced Jewish people to

A
serve in the armed forces.
B
live in ghettos.
C
move to the countryside.
D
move to the United States.
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What were the Nuremberg Trials?

A
trials in which Adolf Hitler was ordered to return the stolen property of Jewish people
B
trials in which Nazi leaders were charged with “crimes against humanity”
C
trials in which German people of Jewish ancestry were charged with having started World War II
D
trials in which leading Nazi generals were accused of having lost the war on purpose
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Which are examples of the discrimination that Europeans of Jewish ancestry endured throughout history? Choose five correct answers.

A
European Jewish people were subject to arbitrary deportations.
B
European Jewish people were offered free transportation to leave Europe.
C
European Jewish people were barred from certain professions.
D
European Jewish people were forced to live in segregated communities.
E
European Jewish people were forced to marry outside of their religion against their will.
F
European Jewish people were prohibited from owning land.
G
European Jewish people were subject to physical abuse, even murder.
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Which of these helped Hitler and other Nazi leaders make it easier to carry out the Holocaust?

A
They made antisemitism an everyday part of life in Germany.
B
They carefully explained to the German people their plans for extermination.
C
They promised equal rights for all Germans for most of the 1930s.
D
They opened up the extermination camps to inspection by the German public.
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Which of these was the actual result of the Final Solution?

A
the extermination of two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population
B
the end to genocide around the world
C
the failure of the Nazis to exterminate their enemies
D
the German occupation of France
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At the Wannsee Conference in 1942, the Nazis made plans for

A
the Final Solution.
B
an attack on Pearl Harbor.
C
the invasion of Poland.
D
air raids on London.
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Which of these organized Kristallnacht ?

A
the Nazi government
B
German pacifists
C
Great Britain
D
German Jewish people
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Which of these happened in Germany during Kristallnacht ? Choose three correct answers.

A
Synagogues across Germany were burned.
B
Many Jewish people were arrested or killed.
C
Citizenship was restored to Jewish people.
D
Jewish businesses were destroyed.
E
War with Britain was declared.

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